CompletedNot Applicable

Responsiveness of the Bridge Tests in Non-specific Low Back Pain

Italy139 participantsStarted 2019-03-20

Plain-language summary

This observational study aims to investigate the internal responsiveness and external responsiveness of the Bridge Tests (supine bridge test, prone bridge test, and side bridge test) in relation to pain and disability, in subjects with subacute and chronic non-specific low back pain submitted to a physical therapy program.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Non-specific subacute or chronic low back pain (low back pain from 1 month or more, not related to specific pathologies); * Low back pain, with or without irradiation to the lower limb, noted as ≥2 on a scale of 0-10; * Good comprehension of written and spoken Italian Language; * Informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute low back pain; * Specific causes of low back pain (truma, herniated disc, vertebral deformity, fractures, dislocations); * Central or peripheral neurologic signs; * Systemic pathologies; * Rheumatic disorders; * Neuromuscular pathologies; * Tumors; * Cognitive deficits; * Surgical interventions in the last six months prior to the study; * Osteoporosis.

What they're measuring

Changes in low back pain over time

Timeframe: Time zero: at baseline - Time one: at the end of the last session of physical therapy treatment (8 weeks after Time zero)

Changes in lumbar disability over time

Timeframe: Time zero: at baseline - Time one: at the end of the last session of physical therapy treatment (8 weeks after Time zero)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03879031

SponsorUniversity of Bologna

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-11-30

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